Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-12
cement pipe for Zania r. Adopted.

| The Building Committee recon-
mended that the Clerk of the Court
be instructed to notify the architects
whose City Hall plans still remain in
| the office, except those whose plans
were accepted, that their plans will be
delivered to them upon application,
and that warrants be drawn for the
premiums offered, said warrants to be
drawn on the cash fund. Adopted.
The Board Of Education reported
expenditures Of $9206.0S during June
leaving a balance of $6101 in the
treasury. Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
| The Police Commissioners asked
that the police force be increased to
forty-seven members. Adopted.
Mr.. Lowell moved that the man in
charge of street sprinkling be dis
missed at the end of the month. Mo-
| ton lost.
The Land Committee reported that
it had selected the school land on the
Intirmary tract and Recommended that
a quit claim deed issue reserving that
lot. Adopted.
STREET sPRINKLING.
The following communication was
received from the Board of Trade.
EoJ ANGELES, July 8, 1SS7.-To the
Honorable, the Mayor and Council of
the City of Los Angeles-GENTLEM
BY instructions from the Directors of
this Board, am directed to call your
attention to the accompanying resolu-
tions, which comprise a series of
questions in regard to the very inn
portant question of street-sprinkling
and if not in conflict with any of the
rules and regulations of your honora-
BILE body, ask for detailed reply.
As your honorable body is we'll
aware, this subject is at present a
source of much discussion, and many
unfavorable comments are made in
regard to the manner in which this
important service is being performed.
In order that our people may be
made thoroughly cOnversant with this
question, this Board takes this method
as the most satisfactory to obtain the
information desired.
Not to be misunderstood. the direct
ors furthermore direct me to say that
in acting upon this matter they are
impelled only by desire to ascertain
the exact condition of affairs in regard
to the street-sprinkling service, and
are not actuated by any other motive
than the public good, in which they
believe the members of your honor
able body are as much interested as
the members of this Board of Trade.
I aYn yarxy racracfful1u
[SignedJ A. M. LAWRENCE, Secretary.
Rooms OF THE Los ANGELES BoARD)
OF TRADE, !
Los ANGELES, July 5, 1887.
Resolutions adopted ut regular
meeting of the board of directors, held
July 5, 1887:
Resolved, that the Secretary of
this Board be directed to cOmmuni-
cate with the Council of the city of
Los Angeles, and ascertain:
First-Why the streets of the city
are not sprinkled in more thorough
and efficient manner.
Second-Why, if the Council has
made the necessary provision for the
proper and thorough sprinkling of the
streets, the work is not done as re-
quired, and to the satisfaction of the
taxpayers of this city.
Third-If the proper provision has
not been made by the Council, why is
this most essential provision for the
comfort of our citizens neglected and
delayed?
Fourth-If the Council has provided
the ways and means to properly and
sprinkle the streets, and
has delegated the execution of this |
work to the Board of Public Works or
any other committee, why does the |
Council not insist that said committee |
shall fulfill its duties in a thorough and
business-like manner?
Fifth-If the Board of Public Works
or other committee has this matter in
charge, and have contracts with any
person or persons to perform this
work, why does said board or COM
mittee not demand and insist that |
said work should be properly done and
not executed in a manner that causes
on the part of our citizens universal
and dissatisfaction
SiXth-If the streets are now being |
sprinkled to the satisfaction of the
Council (thought not to the citizens
Of this city), this board very respect
fully requests that such measures be
adopted by the Council; that the
wishes of their constituents on this
vitality important question be carried
out, even though it may conflict with
the opinion of the Council on this sub
ject.
Seventh-That this resolution is not
to apply to those portions of
the city included within the Plaza and
Seventh street on the north and south
and Alameda and Figueroa streets on
the east and west only; but include
all that portion of the city that is at
present embraced within the street.
sprinkling limits.
Eighth-That a copy of these reso-
lutions be furnished the daily press
for publication.
l hereby certify that the above is
true and correct copy of the resolu-
lions, as they appear on the record OF
the meeting.
A. M. LAWRENCE. Secretary.
Mr.. Jones moved that the Board of
Trade particularize the streets which
ire unsprinkled. Carried.
The list of assessments for the inn
provement and paving of Spring street
was presented and declared adopted.
A franchise was granted to Edward
Records to lay water pipes over and
along all the public streets of the city.
A franchise was granted to Chas. A.
Page to operate railroad on Mission
'oad.
A contract with c. J. Kubach, for
he erection of a band stand in the
sixth Street Park, was approved.
A resolution for the improvement of
Angeleno and Washington streets was
Idopted.
An ordinance for the Improvement
II Sainsevain street was adopted.
An ordinance for the widening of